St. Landry democrat., 1887-10-22

Cardinal Gibbons has arrived III Portland,
Ore. All the Catholic societies in the city
assembled at the wharf and formed a process
sion escortng the cardinal to the episcopal
residence.
Judge Smell in the police court in Wash
ington, gave a decision in what is known a
the ''mllscAl boycott case, - finding eight de
PENDANTS guilty of conspiracy and imposing
a fine of 50, or, i'll default, a sentence OF
thirty days imprisonment The otfenSe Of
| which the defendants We're found guilty was
a combination to prevent a bandntster
named krause and fourteen ofhis musicians
| from obtaining employment because OF his
refusal to pay a fine imposed by a musical
union of which he was a member.
Governor FitzhUgh Lee, of Virginia, has
characterized Judge Bonds action in the
contempt cases as an outrage upon the con-
stltution and the rights of the state. lie
said the Judge is opposed to the opinions Of
The best legal minds of the State.
The revenue cutter Richard Rush has ar
| rived at san Francisco from the Arctic. She
| reports the seizure during the season of
twelve sealing schoOners, with a total Of
nearly 700 skins The Russians have seized
three sealers on the Siberian coast
NesSrs. Putnam and Angel, who with
Secretary Bayard will represent this country
III the negotiations between Great Britain
and the United States for settlement of the
Nova Scotia fishery troubles, arising under
the treaty of ISIS, have arrived in Washing
| ton and held a conference with Secretary
Bayard. The discussion touched generally
oil .-r
! tlons were made as to matters which it would
| be well to look up closely, in order that this
| government might be prepared to meet any
arguments raised by the negotiaors on the
part Of Great Britain. Messrs Putnam and
Angel will remain for a day or 50 in con-
| terence with the secretary.
The annual meeting of the American
| BANKERS Association is in session at Pitts
| burg. six hundred members were present
| representing, directly Or indirectly, 900 bank
! ing institutions in the United States, with an
aggregate capital Of 1000 100000.
The Woman Suffrage Committee in New
| York announces that, as many women desire
| to register and vote, all who call at its head
| quarters will be informed how to procee ac-
cording to law.
Robert Garrett has returned to Baltimore
and will rest himself at his country residence
Tor several days. To a reporter of the Balti-
more Sun he said, in regard to the stories
published III the New York papers about the
baltimore and Ohio telegraph deal: ''No
reporter or any other person has been au-
thorized to say anything as coming from me.
and most of the statements which | have
oft l,or fol- /,
sions of remarks made by me in incidental
private Conversations AS to making a
statement with regard to public matters af-
tectlng himself and the railroad company
MIR. Garrett said that, after he had looked
into the details of various matters he would
be willing and desirous to give an account of
the companys affairs, present and prospect
i've, and he hoped it would be satisfactory to
his friends, the public and all concerned"
The printers in all the job offices in Port
land, Ore, have gone on strike for nine
hours work and ten hours pay. Employing
printers will endeavor to fill the vacancies
with non-union men. The strike was not
authorized by the Multomah Typographical
Union, to which the men belong.
At meeting of the Central Labor Union
in New York the German Fresco Painters
union which was suspended at the previous
meeting, was reinstated. The new scale f
Typographical Union No. 6, which goes into
effect at once was indorsed, and the locked
out brassWorkers were assured of support.
At the Mormon conference in Salt Lake,
Utah, Apostle Eustus Snow preached ser
mon. He has been hiding for more than a
year to avoid arrest for unlawful cohabita-
ton, this being his first public appearance.
He was not arrested. An epistle from Presi-
dent Woodruff was read. 1t intimated no
change of policy on the part of the church,
and was devoted chiefly to exhorting the
Mormons to be faithful to religion. The |
Mormon constitutional convention also reas-
sembled and prepared memorial to Con-
gress, praying for the admission of Utah |
into the Union, declaring their good faith
and purpose to carry out the provisions cft the
as adopted. AS one induce
ment for admission, Congress is informed
that by admitting Utah the nation will be
relieved of troublesome questions.
Services have been held in Chickering
Hall, New York, in memory of John B.
Finch, the temperance advocate and head
Of the Society of Good Templars whose
funeral took place recently at Evanstown.
Eulogistic speeches were made by John A.
Bogardus, president Of the board of man
ayers of the American Temperance Union;
Rev. DR.. Theo. L. Cuyler, president of the
National Temperance Society; General Clin-
on B. Fisk, DR.. D. H. Mann, grand chief
empar, |. o. of G. r., of New York:
colonel r. S. Chevis grand chief templar
!. o. of G. T., of Kentucky; Mrs Mary
3urt president of the New York State
Nomen's Christian Temperance Union, and
thers.
a train was derailed near GAINESVILLE, O..
" defective switch, and one car went to
he brink of twenty-foot embankment,
nd was only prevented from going over by
strong coupling to the rear coach Gov
rnor Foraker and a number of other pas ]
engers escaped by crawling through the s
-indows
While John Gillespie aged seventeen years,
nd Peter McCabe, aged sixteen years, both {
Philadelphia were cunning on the Della
are river bank near Wheatsheaf lane Nc I
abe stumbled and fell His gun was dis {
larged and the contents took effect in Gil